English Explanatory Dictionary

abscess

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue.

verb

To form a pus-filled cavity, typically from an infection.

Pronunciation

/ˈæbsɛs/ /ˈæbsɪs/ en-uk-abscess.ogg

Word forms

abscess abscesses abscessing abscessed

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abscessus (“a going away; gathering of humors, abscess”), from abscēdō (“go away, depart”), from abs (“away from”) + cēdō (“go”). See cede.

Related words

Derived words

abbey-countershirt-stud abscess abscessation abscessogenic abscess root Bartholin abscess blind abscess Brodie's abscess cold abscess collar-button abscess collar stud abscess deep abscess dry abscess hot abscess microabscess miliary abscess milk abscess mother abscess

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